The brenner Surname
brenner Name Meaning and History
- German: from an agent derivative of Middle High German brennen ‘to burn’, in various applications. Often it is an occupational name for a distiller of spirits; it may also refer to a charcoal or lime burner or to someone who cleared forests by burning.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a distiller, from German Brenner, literally ‘burner’ (see 1).
- English: metathesized variant of Berner 2 and 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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